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A fresco from the House of the Ladies in Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Thera (Santorini), c. 17th century BCE. The several women depicted on the walls of the room wear typical Minoan dress. Above the women is a representation of a starry...

A fresco from the House of the Ladies in Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Thera (Santorini), c. 17th century BCE. The several women depicted on the walls of the room wear typical Minoan dress. Above the women is a representation of a starry...

The Monkey Fresco from Room B6 in Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Thera (Santorini), c. 17th century BCE. The monkeys are climbing rocks in an effort to escape dogs which are chasing them. (Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Santorini)

A remaining section of the aqueduct built to supply water to the Roman colony of Emerita Augusta, today Mérida, Spain. It is thought to have been constructed during the 1st century CE, with a second phase of building (or renovations) around...

This military face mask (thought to have been worn in battle and during parades by cavalry) is one of the most exceptional finds at the site of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. It is one the oldest facial helmets knows in the Roman army...

The Roman bridge built over the Guadiana River at Emerita Augusta (Mérida, Spain) in the 1st century CE is the longest surviving bridge from ancient times, having once featured an estimated overall length of 755 m (2477.03 ft) with 62 spans...

The Roman amphitheatre at Burnum legionary camp dating from the 1st century CE (during the time of emperor Vespasian). It is the only military amphitheatre in the Roman province of Dalmatia (Croatia).

The Arch of the Sergii (a famous patrician family in ancient Rome) at Pula (Croatia). The arch was built at the end of the 1st century BCE (around 29 to 27 BCE) by Salvia Postuma Sergii with her own money, in honour of the three members of...

The Nijmegen Roman cavalry helmet, an iron mask sheathed in bronze and silver discovered in 1915 CE near Nijmegen (Netherlands), second half of the first century CE. (Museum het Valkhof, Nijmegen) According to Arrian of Nicomedia, face mask...

The remains of the amphitheatre of Salona (Solin, Croatia), erected in the latter half of the 2nd century (c. 170 CE). The fights in the arena could be watched by some 17,000 spectators.